Reduced Exposure to PM <sub>10</sub> and Attenuated Age-Related Decline in Lung Function

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Sara H. Downs · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Christian Schindler · University of Basel

L.-J. Sally Liu · University of Basel

Dirk Keidel · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Lucy Bayer-Oglesby · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Martin Brutsche · University Hospital of Basel

Margaret W. Gerbase

Abstract

Decreasing exposure to airborne particulates appears to attenuate the decline in lung function related to exposure to PM10. The effects are greater in tests reflecting small-airway function.

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Air Quality and Health Impacts Noise Effects and Management Climate Change and Health Impacts

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 357, Issue 23, pp. 2338-2347

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa073625

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